On the failed plot to murder the Saudi ambassador, does the White House consider that an act of war?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Before the trial, the judge cited marital privilege and other laws and ruled the prosecution couldn't ask Ms. Mangan-Valle if she thought Mr. Valle really planned to carry out the plot to kidnap and murder her.

WSJ: Accused Cop's Wife Testifies About Alleged Cannibal Plot

But Milke offered a vastly different view of the interrogation and denied that she had confessed to any role in a murder plot.

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Mr. Velez's attorney, Damien Brown, said his client has maintained he knew nothing of the plot, but Mr. Taub told the jury the driver became an accomplice to murder when he asked for a cut of the proceeds after learning of the robbery plan, agreed to be a lookout, then fled.

WSJ: Trial Opens in Slaying of Officer

But if R2P is no Western plot, it may not be the perfect way to ward off dreadful acts of mass murder either.

ECONOMIST: Responsibility to protect